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Germany plans to fast-track deportations of failed asylumseekers The German Interior Ministry on Sunday confirmed plans tofacilitate and accelerate deportations of failed asylum-seekersalong with those who should have their asylum requests processed in another EU country under the so-called Dublin rules. One of the measures submitted to state authorities is bolstering asylum-seekersʼ night-time reporting requirements. Another would implement a chip system to record when asylum-seekers pick up their mail to ensure they have received a deportation order. Such systems are already in use in the states of Hesse and Lower Saxony. Others include securing "no-name bookings" on flights so that a seat can still be used by a potential deportee if the original failed asylum-seeker is unable to make the flight. It provides authorities with more flexibility to use reserved seats on flights, according to the ministry.
German economy minister moots tax cuts amid slowing economy Germany needs to introduce tax cuts and other measures to secure long-term economic growth, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in an interview on Sunday. "We need clarity about relief for employees and the economy, such as the stepby-step reduction in the solidarity surcharge for everyone, less bureaucracy and more innovation," he told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. Employees in Germany currently pay the solidarity surcharge as an additional tax to fund reunification projects in states in the former East Germany. Altmaier also said the government wants to ensure that contributions to social security donʼt go beyond 40 percent of a personʼs gross salary. Ministers are also pushing for corporations to face a lower tax burden.
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Emmanuel Macron calls for unified Europe in Bundestag address His visit came on Germanyʼs annual war remembrance day
In a speech to Germanyʼs parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a new Franco-German alliance to equip Europe for future challenges.
Israelʼs Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to call fresh elections amid growing pressure The Israeli prime minister said it would be "irresponsible" to call for fresh elections after his defense minister resigned. But he faces an uphill battle in securing support from his governmentʼs coalition partners. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday remained defiant in the face of growing pressure to call fresh elections, saying it would be "irresponsible" to do so at such a critical juncture. Netanyahu is under pressure to call fresh electionsafterhis defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beitenu party, resignedover a controversial ceasefire deal duringone of the worst escalations of violencebetween Israel and Islamist militants
in Gaza. Before his Sunday speech, Netanyahu met with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, who leads the centerright Kulanu party, which holds 10 seats in parliament.The finance ministerʼs office said the meeting ended "without results" and that Netanyahu and Kahlon "agreed to meet later in the week."Netanyahuʼs coalition government holds a one-seat majority after former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned and took his right-wing Yisrael Beitenu party with him.Netanyahu is seeking to solidify his support from other right-of-center parties in his coalition to continue governing, including Education Minister Naftali Bennett of the Jewish Home party.
Can autonomous cars have a moral conscience? A study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published in the journal Naturetriggered an animated debate both on social media and also within DWʼs science team here in Bonn. Five of our editors and authors give their personal viewpoints about the study and its impacts on us all. In this debate over"Moral Machines,"the question of who a driverless car hits
and who it avoids isnʼt as interesting to me as how do we decide who is saved within the car? I once heard that an analysis of traffic accidents showed that the only drivers who save the person in their passenger seats are mothers swerving to save their children — not a spouse, not a friend, not even a father. This is, of course, not our morals at play, but our instincts.
APEC leaders fail to agree on joint statement amid US-China tensions The 21 nations at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Port Moresby were unable to bridge their differences on trade and come up with a final communique on Sunday. It was the first time leaders had failed to make a joint declaration in the forumʼs 29-year history. Instead, chair Papua New Guinea said it would issue a formal closing statement in the coming days. The twoday summit highlightedgrowing divisions between the US and China as they compete for greater influence in the South Pacific region. "The entire world is worried" about tensions between China and the US, PNG Prime Minister Peter OʼNeill told reporters as the summit closed.
Protester killed in French ʼyellowvestʼ road blockades A motorist hit and killed a protester in southeastern France during Saturdayʼs nationwide demonstrations against rising fuel prices, Franceʼs interior minister said. More than 400 people were injured, 14 of them seriously, while police made over 150 arrests. The "yellow-vest" movement called for activists wearing highvisibility jackets to block motorway exits, fuel depots and roundabouts in hundreds of events planned across France.
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